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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee profit-sharing and incentive schemes

Article L212-14

The rules governing employee profit-sharing are set out in Chapter II of Title IV of Book IV of the French Labour Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article L213-1

Negotiable debt securities are financial instruments issued at the issuer's discretion, negotiable on a trading platform referred to in Article L. 420-1 or over-the-counter, each of which represents a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-10

…nd for the constitution of a collegiate body responsible for supervising the actions of these persons. If the Articles of Association provide for the appointment of a Board of Directors, the associati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Shares for cash and paid-in capital

Article L212-1

…reproduced below: ArticleL. 228-7: "Shares for cash are those whose value is paid up in cash or by set-off, those issued following the capitalisation of reserves, profits or share premiums, and those…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-11

For each bond issue, the association must provide subscribers with a notice setting out the terms of the issue and an information document. This document covers, in particular, the organisation, the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Share subscription or purchase options

Article L212-16

…giving the right to subscribe for or purchase shares may be granted under the terms and conditions set out in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-186, L. 22-10-56 and L. 22-10-57 of the French Commercial Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10

…contract defines in particular the information required to enable the custodian to fulfil its duties.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiability

Article L211-15

Financial securities are transferred by account-to-account transfer or by entry in a shared electronic recording device as referred to in article L. 211-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17

…securities are admitted to trading by a central depository or delivered to a financial instrument settlement system referred to in Article L. 330-1, the registration provided for in I shall take plac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-18

In the case of delivery of financial securities against payment of cash, failure to deliver or to settle on the date and in accordance with the conditions defined in the General Regulations of the Aut…

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